by Marlene Chism | Jun 5, 2020 | Awareness, Leadership, Mindset |
My heart hurts for our country. I feel the pain of injustice, systemic racism, and implicit bias. And I also feel the fear and the pain of being misunderstood. I want to be a bridge, but a bridge has to be strong enough to bear the weight of connecting two sides. We...
by Marlene Chism | Apr 12, 2019 | Accountability, Awareness, Communication, Leadership Lesson, Stop Workplace Drama |
Every organization has elephants — a known problem or situation viewed as undiscussable. The elephant in the room is difficult to address for various reasons, including power structures and cultural issues. To put it into context; employees don’t speak up...
by Marlene Chism | Mar 25, 2019 | Awareness, Empowerment, Thoughts from Marlene |
I made a DECISION two years ago that I wanted dance to be part of my life. So I signed up for both group and private lessons. Then I DECIDED to seek out places to do swing dance or Lindy Hop when I travel. Last year while doing a project with LinkedIn Learning, I...
by Marlene Chism | Feb 22, 2019 | Awareness, Communication, Leadership |
I’ve been a fan of Survivor since the first season. You can learn a lot about personal growth, leadership, and relationship dynamics when you watch with these objectives in mind. While it’s true that you can’t win a game of Survivor by being honest, loyal or telling...
by Marlene Chism | Feb 10, 2019 | Accountability, Awareness, Leadership Lesson |
No matter what the business problem, whether it’s turnover, incivility, low patient scores or managers who don’t know how to give direction, all problems have one root in common: The lack of clarity. Let me make a couple of distinctions about clarity: Clarity and...
by Marlene Chism | Sep 17, 2018 | Awareness, Leadership, Mindset |
Remodeling our house after living in it for two decades taught me how easily clutter creeps in and contributes to ineffectiveness. It was painful to face the reality that I had belts I couldn’t wrap around my waist, shoes I would never wear again and dozens of black...